Financial Wellness Center ‘Almost There’ Scholarship
The Financial Wellness Center is awarding several scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who are in their senior year to reduce loans and assist with unmet financial need. This scholarship is for students who may have considered dropping out of school due to finances and just need a little bit of extra help to complete their degree. This a one-time nonrenewable award for 2021-2022 and will only be applied to the semester in which you graduate (i.e. Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Summer 2022). These are refundable scholarship funds. Preference will be given to students who are paying their own way through college.
- Award
- $2,500.00
- Deadline
- 03/15/2021
- Supplemental Questions
- To be considered, applicants must fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Will or have you submitted a 2021-2022 FAFSA application? Students not able to file an online FAFSA application (those without a Social Security number) and who graduated from a Utah high school can contact Ashley Stevenson at (801) 581-8676 or ashley.stevenson@utah.edu for more information)
- What was your grade point average (GPA) for your most recently attended and completed semester?
- Please Provide a copy of your unofficial University of Utah transcript.
- How many credit hours do you plan to enroll during your final semester?
- Please indicate your anticipated graduation date. (ex. Spring 2021)
- Please explain your current financial situation that hinder your chances of completing your degree.
- What challenges or obstacles have you faced, or are currently facing, in your pursuit to complete your college education? And what have you done, or are doing in order to overcome these challenges?
- Is there anything else you want the committee to consider when reviewing your application?
- I authorize the Office of the Registrar, Financial Aid and Scholarship Office, Financial Wellness Center, or any other University of Utah office to release applicable information to the Scholarship Committee as needed for establishing initial and ongoing eligibility for the scholarship.
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